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Local Obituaries for Athens, GA, Clarke County, Watkinsville, GA, Oconee County, Danielsville, GA, Madison County & Surrounding Areas
Martha Jane Taylor
Nov 8, 2024
Martha Jane Taylor (1948-2024), 76, of Athens, GA, was called home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Friday, November 8th, 2024. Born and raised in the former community of Whitehall located in Athens, GA, Martha was a simple woman and a faithful servant of the Lord. In her early years, she worked at Thomas Textile and...
Leland M. Morgan
Nov 8, 2024
Leland Manley Morgan, 88, entered into his Savior’s arms surrounded by loved ones on November 8,, 2024. Born in Danielsville, GA, Mr. Morgan was the son of the late Thomas Alton Morgan and Selma Lee Bridges. Leland was also preceded in death by two sisters and five brothers. Leland served in the Army and worked as a plant manager at...
Jerilyn Titus Nixon
Nov 7, 2024
Jerilyn Titus Nixon, 47, of Crawford, GA died on November 7, 2024. The daughter of Linda Parish and the late Jerry Titus of Lexington, GA.
She was also preceded in death by her grandfather, James Parish, grandparents, Jane and Edgar Titus, great-grandmother, Viola Haralson (Bammy), and special cousin, Frances Britt.
She is survived by her husband, Daniel Nixon, and sons, Andrew Titus...
Matthew Todd Whitehead
Nov 7, 2024
Matthew Whitehead, 50, entered the gates of Heaven dancing and singing November 7th. He was born June 27, 1974 to Kenneth and Linda Moore Whitehead. He was a graduate of Madison County High School. Matthew loved being outside spending time on the family farm and riding in the side by side with his Daddy. Despite the limitations Matthew was born...
Chris Yarbrough
Nov 6, 2024
Christopher Edward Yarbrough, 44, a Watkinsville native, passed away peacefully on November 6, 2024 after a long battle with cancer.
Chris was born on December 16, 1979 to Ed and Debbie Yarbrough. After graduating from Oconee County High School in 1998, he went on to attend Georgia College & State University, graduating in 2003, where he majored in political science with...
Joyce Jacob Henley
Nov 5, 2024
Joyce Jacob Henley, 83, wife of 46 years to Steven Forest Henley, died on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Born in Adrian, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late Charles A. Hamilton and Dorothy Brownell Jacob Hamilton and grandmother to the late Bryon Paul Haas. Joyce wore many hats professionally during her working career, as well as having a few...
Andrea M. Lott
Nov 5, 2024
Andrea M. Lott, born on February 5, 1952, in Marion, Indiana, and a cherished resident of Watkinsville, Georgia, passed away on November 5, 2024. She leaves behind a legacy of dedication to her church youth program, the students she taught, and her cherished family.
Andrea retired from the Coffee County School System, where she made significant contributions to the lives of...
Marian Regina Miltenis
Nov 5, 2024
Our beloved and beautiful mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend, MARIAN R. MILTENIS, 89, passed away peacefully surrounded by loving family on November 5, 2024.
Born on May 13, 1935, in Brooklyn, NY, Marian and her husband of 56 years, John Miltenis, met as kids at St. George Church, the center of their neighborhood. After John graduated from the University of...
Wayne Loutrelle Stalvey
Nov 4, 2024
Wayne Loutrelle Stalvey. Sr., 92, of Athens, passed away on November 4, 2025. Born on August 28, 1932, he was the son of the late Stacey Stalvey and Lucille Causey Stalvey.
Wayne was a proud veteran of the United States Army, serving in the Korean War. He loved the Lord, gospel music, coffee, and having long conversations with those around him.
In...
Andrea Renee Wamsley
Nov 4, 2024
Andrea Renee Lester (Wamsley) died on Monday November 4, 2024. Following a lengthy illness, she passed away peacefully under Hospice care at Piedmont Athens Regional Hospital. Andrea was a friend to many and was well known and respected within the Athens-area restaurant and entertainment community.
Andrea was born on October 25, 1981, here in Athens. She graduated near the top of...
Bertie May Watson
Nov 1, 2024
Bertie May Watson passed from this earth into Heaven on Friday November 1st.
She was born in Maysville, Georgia to William Minor Davidson and Sybil Prickett Davidson.
Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by Her husband James Watson, a son Edwin Watson, a son-in-law Gary Seymour, a granddaughter Ashley Watson, a great granddaughter Autumn Jarrard, brothers-Gene Davidson, Bronson Davidson,...
Maxine Shields
Nov 1, 2024
Maxine Shields, cherished wife, mother, grandmother and sister, passed away on Friday, November 1, 2024 at the age of 77.
Mrs. Shields was a daughter of the late Mack Wilson and Drucilla Haggard Wilson. She retired from Dr. Oh B. Kwon's office and was a member of Providence Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Garney "Junior" Shields, Jr.; son, Tim Shields (Tina);...
Ellen Christenberry
Nov 1, 2024
Ellen Christenberry, cherished mother, grandmother, and sister, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 1, 2024, the day after her 74th birthday.
Born in Camden, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Robert Holiday and Marjorie Rubb Holiday. Ellen was a beloved educator for more than 40 years, teaching at multiple elementary schools in both the Barrow and Clarke County...
Eleanor Foley
Oct 31, 2024
Eleanor Foley, 87, of Athens, GA, passed away on Thursday, October 31.
Ellie was born in Washington, DC, in 1937, but spent her first nine years living with her grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins on a farm just north of Athens off of the Nowhere Road. When she was nine, she moved back to the Washington, DC area to live with...
Elaine Jean Girman
Oct 30, 2024
Elaine Jean Girman, 85, passed away on October 30, 2024. Born in Griffith, Indiana, she was the daughter of the late Gerrit Bakker and Jennie Bakker. Along with her parents, she is preceded in death by her late husband: Albert Girman, and siblings: Al Bakker, John Bakker, Jerry Bakker, and Eleanor Stooksbury.
Elaine is survived by her three children: John VanKanegan...
Krystal Spring Cox
Oct 28, 2024
Krystal Spring Cox, 48, of Hull, GA passed away on October 28, 2024. She was the daughter of the late Jonas Bales and Betty Jo Bales. A lifelong resident of the area, she was an avid Georgia Bulldogs fan. Krystal was a homemaker who loved her family and she will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
Krystal is survived...
Neva Bailey Bumgarner
Oct 27, 2024
Neva Lula Bailey Bumgarner, 81, a recent resident of Watkinsville, GA passed away peacefully on October 27, 2024. She was the daughter of the late John and Lyvonne Flowers.
Neva was born in March of 1943 in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. She was raised on a small flower farm along with her three siblings. In October of 1963, she married her first...
Sueko Kubota
Oct 27, 2024
Sueko passed away on October 27th at the age of 93. Born into an affluent family in Mie, Japan, she experienced significant loss early in life, losing her mother at the tender age of three and two of her older brothers to World War II. Despite these hardships, Sueko remained a beacon of optimism and curiosity.
As Japan emerged from the...
Charles Dickens
Oct 27, 2024
Charles Polk Dickens, 82, husband of 61 years to Linda Barrett Dickens, died on Sunday, October 27, 2024. Born in Athens, GA, he was the son of the late A.P. Dickens and Mary Parsons Dickens. Charles was a lifelong resident of Oconee County, he graduated from Oconee County High School and the University of Georgia in 1965 with a degree...
Crawford Robert Tucker
Oct 26, 2024
Crawford R. Tucker, 88, husband of the late Ruth Tucker, died on Saturday, October 26, 2024. Born in Oglethorpe County, GA, he was the son of the late Albert Tucker and Zora Hopkins.
He was preceded in death by his son, Earl Burdett; sisters: Annie Holland, Roberta Casey, Annette Casey, Ruby Scogins, and Mary Coker
He was a motor grader operator and...
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